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Prospect watch: Fernandez makes jump from Class A to Miami

Last December we presented a glimpse into the Mastersball Top 250 Prospects for 2013, so this week we want to revisit three players on the list -- starting with 20-year-old Marlins right-hander Jose Fernandez.

Last December we presented a glimpse into the Mastersball Top 250 Prospects for 2013, so this week we want to revisit three players on the list. Note that all three made their major league roster this spring and each could have an impact on his major league—and your fantasy—team as soon as this season.

We can start with one of the most interesting young arms of 2013 in Marlins right-hander Jose Fernandez, a native born Cuban selected by the Fish in the first round of the 2011 draft.

As a 19-year old, Fernandez played his first full season as a pro in 2012 with breathtaking results. At Class-A Greensboro he was 7-0, 1.59, then earning a promotion to High-A Jupiter, where he continued with 7-1, 1.96 totals.

He was sent to minor league camp early in spring training, but with injuries to Nathan Eovaldi and Henderson Alvarez decimating their projected rotation, the rebuilding Marlins made the stunning decision to put Fernandez on the opening day roster.

The rookie poses an impressive figure on the hill at 6-2, 240 and is scheduled to make his MLB debut on Saturday against the Mets.

Ranking No. 19 on the Top 250, Fernandez has tons of talent, but he could end up being overmatched seeing big league hitters for the first time. Still, he's worth a flier in NL-only formats and a must-add in keeper leagues.

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In stark contrast to Fernandez, the diminutive Joe Ortiz stands just 5-7 and weighs 175 pounds. Signed by the Rangers as a free agent in 2006 out of Venezuela, the 22-year-old Ortiz is no less effective with 278 punchouts over 276 1/3 minor league innings that featured 2-3, 2.15 totals last year split between Class-AA Frisco and Class-AAA Round Rock .

Ortiz tossed 62 2/3 innings in 2012, saving six, and whiffing 58 while walking just nine (1.053 WHIP) and he made his major league debut Sunday against the Astros.

Ortiz ranked No. 6 in the Top 250 and certainly possesses dominant stuff. If you doubt the ability of small lefty closers to succeed, just ask Billy Wagner.

Perhaps my favorite payer on our list is the Reds' Tony Cingrani, drafted in the third round in 2011.

After spending his first season in rookie ball, the southpaw began last season at High-A Bakersfield. After going 5-1, 1.11 over 56 2/3 California League innings, the southpaw was promoted to Class-AA Pensacola.

Cingrani kept it up with 5-3, 2.12 numbers over 89.1 additional innings giving a 2012 minor league line of 10-4, 1.73 with 172 strikeouts over 146 innings, with 98 hits and 52 walks allowed (1.027 WHIP).

The Reds then gave Cingrani three Great American Ball Park appearances, where he was 0-0, 1.80 with nine more strikeouts over five innings, and though he starts the season in the pen, Cingrani is probably going to hit the rotation eventually.